If you are the team's enforcer you will occasionally attract the wrath of the referee but that is part of the job, what it doesn't usually attract is the wrath of your own supporters.
Most fans get a lift when their pack is following the enforcer's lead and it certainly adds to the atmosphere. I think Barlow's detractors would be happier staying at home knitting or reading.

Completely agree Neil. Sam has been fantastic and I was just saying how good he had been again when he clumped the lad on the floor. Silly and I hope it doesn't become a regular thing with him because he is a better player than that. We will be without him now for a game and if I were him I would take it and not go down the early plea route. I would save it in case it happens again and we need him for a more important game.

I thought the whole pack was outstanding.

Wish we'd kept him all those years ago.
He's superb, tackles everything, hard.
Doesn't let our players get bullied.
So what, he might give some penalties away, but ask any of our players if they would want him with us or against us.
Best signing we've made since Kes.

Totally agree and he will get better with every game. I thought Sam, Tom and Jake really softened their pack up with Oli and Kurt and Aspi adding to their pain. Then comes Tommy G and Matty. For their sizes they are amazing. Tommy looks in the best shape I have ever seen him in and Matty is a machine. Something made the bloke next to me a bit queezy. AJ came off with his little finger bent back 180 degrees to his other fingers and the trainer just pulled it and popped it back. I love this sport for exactly those types of situations. Nice to see you back on here anyway Nik.

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Mate mate mate thanks appreciate it! Looking forward to this season more than ever! The hunger is back! Come on Leythers!!!!

Highlight for me today was AJ's spot tackle on their No3. We were ruthless.

I will make what I am saying clear. I expect flare ups and aggression etc etc. the difference is he tries his best on every occasion he can to create it and to start it. When he sticks to playing rugby he is one of our best players. Just wish he would play the game. If he needs to get stuck in fine, but otherwise cut it out.

Or the intercept from McNally when they would've gone under the posts.

Few runners for that tho! Liam's try and Toms monster tackles on their number 30! Poor lad must have upset him at some point! Best prop outside Championship by a country mile.

Plenty runt in that pack isn't there.

Sam is Sam, what you see is what you get.
I was very sorry to see him go, a very good player who will do well for you.
With respect he does sometimes cause a little trouble within the club, and I hope for once he can settle down.
He is a very nice bloke of the pitch.
When he left us for Fev he was very silly on twitter, or is it twa2ter, or is it facebook, I don't know one from the other (like Charlie Carolli) and that left a bitter taste in a number of Fax fans.
I spoke to him the other day in Asda, yes, superstars do shop in Asda, (I mean halifaxjohn not Sam) and he had nothing but good words about Fax.
Good luck to Sam and Leigh.
p's go back a few pages on this thread and you will see my mate Charlie name dropping again, he doesn't mean sat at the table he means serving the table.

Good luck Leigh

I don't think that they would have scored Bart. Tom Armstrong and AJ were well on their way across. I'm still buzzing thinking about todays performance. That is the first time they have started to show what they are capable of. It all clicked. The mouth watering part of it all is, they are going to get better than that.

Sam was MOM for me in the first 40 mins, 4 offloads 4 tries, nice to see an aggressive forward with a step and an offload. First sign of Shithousing Hindsford Leyther was with Whitehaven, Sam was awesome today, best game yet.

Whitehaven did a lot of it too. He more than held his own. With his actual rugby I agree he was very good.